The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-18
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CROPS AND THE CLIMATE
WEEKLY WEATHER BULLETIN OF
THE SIGNAL OFFICE.

The Weather Generally Warmer Than
Usual During the Past Week-The
Deficiency in the Rainfall Not Yet
Made Up-The Weather as Rule
Favorable for Cotton.
WASHINGTON, July 17.-The following is
the weather crop bulletin of the Signal OF
flee of the War Department for the week
ending July Is.
TEMPERATURE.
During the week ending July 16, 1897, the
weather has been warmer than usual, ex-
cept in the Gulf States, Northern New
England and on the Pacific coast, the aver
age daily excess ranging from g to s. from
the Middle Atlantic States westward to the
Rocky Mountains. 1t has been slightly
cooler than usual in the cotton region and
on the Pacific coast the daily average was
from 8 to s. below the normal.
The average daily temperature for
the season from Jan. 1 to July l6, 1887, diff
fers but slightly from the normal in the
agricultural districts, there being a daily
excess of about L in the Mississippi Ohio
and Missouri valleys. The season has been
slightly cooler than unsual on the South
Atlantic coast and from Lake Superior
westward 10 une racine COaSJ.
RAINFALL.
Dnring the week there has been def
cheney in the rainfall generally throughout
all agricultural districts east of the Rocky
Mountains, except in Minnesota, Northern
Wisconsin, Colorado and Eastern Dakota,
where slight excesses are reported.
The rainfall has also been slightly
in excess at stations on the New England
coast. In tine cotton region more than one
half the usual amount of rainfall occurred,
while in the corn and tobacco regions slightly
less than one-half the usual amount is re.
ported The large seasonal deficiency OF
rainfall previously reported in the cotton
region, and in the states of the upper Missis-
sippi and lower Missouri valleys has been
still further increased during the past week,
and it now ranges from ten to seventeen
inches in the cotton region and from five to
ten inches in Illinois and Iowa.
b GENERAL REMARKS.
The reports received during the week in
dicate that the weather has been favorable
for the cotton crop in the eastern and CEN
tral portions of the cotton regions but in
sections of the lower Mississippi valley the
conditions are varied, some sections report
ing that more rain is needed while others
report that excessive rains and low temper
atures have affected the crops injuriously.
There has been an excess of temperature
and more than the usual amount of sun
shine in the low regions, and these condi-
tions combined with the deficiency
of rainfall for the week have
probably resulted in some injury to this
crop. Local showers have fallen in sections
of the corn belt, but not over the entire
area, and the rain was not in sufficient
quantity. The weather has been favorable
for the harvesting of wheat, which has been
generally completed, except in Minnesota
and Dakota, where it is now in progress
and where all growing crops were improved.
States the weather has affected favorably
all growing crops. The indications at 7
O'Clock this morning, July IL, are that
showers will occur in the next twenty-fou
hours in the western portions of the corn
belt, where they are greatly needed.